B.Tech in Computational
Biology Program
Overview
Computational biology is the application of Computer science, Statistics, and Mathematics to not only store, analyse and utilize biological information but also uncover new biological knowledge through computational approaches to develop products of commercial value in medical, pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural industries, academia, and clinics.
The global computational biology and bioinformatics market is projected to reach USD 21.8 billion by 2026 from USD 10.7 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 15.2% The field includes foundations in Computer science (algorithm design, AI/ML), Applied mathematics, Statistics, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Genetics, Genomics, Biophysics, Ecology, Evolution, Anatomy, Neuroscience, etc.
E-HR : India will digitize its health care delivery system by building registries of healthcare providers and facilities by providing unique health identity to all residents, and ensuring universal access to health care through healthcare informatics . Established companies in biotech, biomedical, pharmaceutical and hundreds of startups are struggling to find trained computational biologists or bioinformaticians.
Specializations
The Program will offer 5 specializations for students keen to pursue career in a particular domain –
Technical Competencies: The program will
deliver following competencies
Biological data generation technologies
Statistical methods in the context of molecular biology, genomics, medical, and population genetics research
Bioinformatics tools and their usage
Computing requirements appropriate to solve a given scientific problem (e.g., system, process, algorithm, component or program; define algorithmic time and space complexities and hardware resources required to solve a problem).
Command line and scripting based computing skills appropriate to the discipline
Construction of software systems of varying complexity based on design and development principles
Local and global impact of bioinformatics and genomics on individuals, organizations, and society.
Professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues, and responsibilities in the workplace
Effective communication of bioinformatics and genomics problem/issue/topics with a range of audiences
Teamwork to accomplish a common scientific goal. Engage in continuing professional development in computational biology
Potential Job Profiles
Some of the prominent players operating in the market
Indian Companies
Strand Life Sciences
Rasa Life Science Informatics
MarksMan Healthcare Communications
Xcode Life Sciences
Natural Text
Helix Biosciences
Clevergene
Nucleome Informatics
AgriGenome Labs
BD Biosciences
Biogenick
Genotypic Technology
Semester 1
Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 1101/ BT 1102 | Basic Mathematics I / Introduction to Biology* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | CS 1101 | Introduction to Computing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | BT 1104 | Chemistry of Biomolecules | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
4 | PH 1103 | Physics for BT & CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ES 103 | Earth and Environmental Sciences | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | HS 1101 | English | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | HS 1102 | Media Project | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
8 | FS 1103 | French- I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
9 | HS 1104 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Total Credits | Â | Â | Â | 24 |
*For students with Bio or Math in 10+2
Semester 2
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 1205 | Genetics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2 | BT 1207 | Basic Mathematics II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | CB 1201 | Introduction to Computational Biology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | CS 1202 | Discrete Mathematics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | EE 1204 | Basic Electronics & Applications | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | CH 1202 | Chemistry-II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | CB 1202 | Programming Workshop (C++) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
8 | HS 1201 | Entrepreneurship Practice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | HS 1202 | Professional Ethics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | FL 1203 | French-II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
Total Credits | 21.5 |
Semester 3
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 2109 | Microbes & Immune Systems | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | BT 2110 | Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | BT 2111 | Probability & Biostatistics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | CS 2104 | Data Structures | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | HS 2101 | Lean Start-up (Fractal) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | HS 2102 | Principles of Economics (Fractal) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
7 | HS 2103 | French-III | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
8 | CB 2103 | Programming Workshop (Python & Bio Python) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Total Credits | 22 |
Semester 4
 Sr.No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CB 2204 | Computational Biology | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | BT 2212 | Omic Technologies | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | CB 2205 | Biological Database Management | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | CS 2203 | Artificial and Computational Intelligence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | CB 2206 | Programing Workshop (Linux) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
6 | HS Â 2201 | Design Thinking | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | HS 2202 | Financial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
8 | HS 2203 | French-IV | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
Total Credits | 20 |
Semester 5
 Sr.No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CS 3101 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | CB 3107 | Structural Bioinformatics & Drug Discovery | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | CS 3105 | Object Oriented Programming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | CB 3108 | Programming Workshop (R) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
5 | CB 3009 | Elective – I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | CB 3010 | Elective – II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | HSS Electives | HSS Elective -I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | 20.5 |
Semester 6
 Sr.No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CB 3211 | Algorithms in Bioinformatics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2 | CS 2202 | Machine Learning with Python | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | CB 3212 | Programming Workshop (Java & Bio Java) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
4 | CB 3213 | Computational Genomics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | CB 3014 | Elective – III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | CB 3015 | Elective – IV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | PR 301 | Project-I (Literature review & seminar) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
8 | HSS Elective | HSS Elective-II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | HS 3201 | Introduction to Professional Development (Fractal) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | Â | Â | Â | 22 |
Semester 7
 Sr.No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 4227 | Research Methods & IPR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | CB 4115 | Systems & Network Biology | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | CB 4016 | Elective – V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | CB 4017 | Elective – VI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | PR 402 | Project-II (Research work and presentation) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
6 | HSS Elective | HSS Elective-III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | 19 |
Semester 8
 Sr.No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PR 403 | Year-4 Project (Industrial Internship/R&D Institute with major research project) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
Total Credits | 12.0 |
Total Credits: 24 + 23.5 + 21 + 20 + 20.5 + 22 + 19 + 12 = 162
Electives: Students will choose 4 electives from a particular track (specialization)
Specializations: Each specialization will have 4 electives and extensive project work
Projects-I, II, III: For students choosing a particular track, all 3 projects will be aligned to track/ specialization
Semester 8 |
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Elective – IV |
Elective – V |
Year-4 Project |
 French – VIII(Optional) |
Semester 1
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 1101/ BT 1102 | Basic Mathematics I / | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Introduction to Biology* | ||||||
2 | CS 1101 | Introduction to Computing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | BT 1104 | Chemistry of Biomolecules | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
4 | PH 1103 | Physics for BT & CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ES 103 | Earth and Environmental Sciences | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | HS 1101 | English | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
7 | HS 1102 | Media Project | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
8 | FS 1103 | French- I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
9 | HS 1104 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Total Credits | 24 |
*For students with Bio or Math in 10+2
Semester 2
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 1205 | Genetics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2 | BT 1207 | Basic Mathematics II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
3 | CB 1201 | Introduction to Computational Biology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | CS 1202 | Discrete Mathematics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | EE 1204 | Basic Electronics & Applications | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | CH 1202 | Chemistry-II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | CB 1202 | Programming Workshop (C++) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
8 | HS 1201 | Entrepreneurship Practice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | HS 1202 | Professional Ethics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | FL 1203 | French-II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
Total Credits | 21.5 |
Semester 3
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 2109 | Microbes & Immune Systems | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | BT 2110 | Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | BT 2111 | Probability & Biostatistics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | CS 2104 | Data Structures | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | HS 2101 | Lean Start-up (Fractal) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | HS 2102 | Principles of Economics (Fractal) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
7 | HS 2103 | French-III | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
8 | CB 2103 | Programming Workshop | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
(Python & Bio Python) | ||||||
Total Credits | 22 |
Semester 4
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CB 2204 | Computational Biology | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | BT 2212 | Omic Technologies | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | CB 2205 | Biological Database Management | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | CS 2203 | Artificial and Computational Intelligence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | CB 2206 | Programing Workshop (Linux) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
6 | HSÂ 2201 | Design Thinking | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | HS 2202 | Financial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
8 | HS 2203 | French-IV | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 |
Total Credits | 20 |
Semester 5
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CS 3101 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | CB 3107 | Structural Bioinformatics & Drug Discovery | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | CS 3105 | Object Oriented Programming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | CB 3108 | Programming Workshop (R) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
5 | CB 3009 | Elective – I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | CB 3010 | Elective – II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | HSS Electives | HSS Elective -I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | 20.5 |
Semester 6
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CB 3211 | Algorithms in Bioinformatics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2 | CS 2202 | Machine Learning with Python | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | CB 3212 | Programming Workshop (Java & Bio Java) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
4 | CB 3213 | Computational Genomics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | CB 3014 | Elective – III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | CB 3015 | Elective – IV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | PR 301 | Project-I (Literature review & seminar) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
8 | HSS Elective | HSS Elective-II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | HS 3201 | Introduction to Professional Development (Fractal) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | 22 |
Semester 7
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BT 4227 | Research Methods & IPR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | CB 4115 | Systems & Network Biology | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | CB 4016 | Elective – V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | CB 4017 | Elective – VI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | PR 402 | Project-II (Research work and presentation) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
6 | HSS Elective | HSS Elective-III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total Credits | 19 |
 Sr. No. | Code | Course | L | T | P | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PR 403 | Year-4 Project (Industrial Internship/R&D Institute with major research project) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
Total Credits | 12 |
Semester 8 |
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Elective – IV |
Elective – V |
Year-4 Project |
 French – VIII(Optional) |